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Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 4:17 pm
by pvr
I organised this trip twice before, and this year going again to former East Germany.
The format is:
12th of April - cross over in the evening and stay overnight in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
13th of April - drive to Wernigerode
14th / 15th - cruises through the Harz mountains
16th - Drive back to Eindhoven
17th - Back to UK
Costing:
Room rate: € 105 per room / night including breakfast
Half Board: € 18 per person per day
Parking : €8 per day
Tax: €1.80 per person / day
Hotel we are staying at:
http://www.hotel-weisser-hirsch.de
Few pics from last time:
So if you enjoy some lovely mountain roads and derestricted motorways ...

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:19 pm
by Chompers
PVR, would love to do something like this, but sadly don't have a suitable car or a suitably understaning OH

Mind you I do know of a certain small orange kit car

that would work very well on that trip, but I guess it is still tucked up in its garage

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:50 pm
by pvr
What does she say ... "This won't hurt ... long"

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:08 am
by andym3
Did any X5's do this last time?

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:15 am
by 535dboy
[quote=""Chompers""]PVR, would love to do something like this, but sadly don't have a suitable car or a suitably understaning OH

Mind you I do know of a certain small orange kit car

that would work very well on that trip, but I guess it is still tucked up in its garage

[/quote]
I've done one of his runs before and my car caused all sorts of trouble and arguments over whose sounded the nicest in the tunnels (which is clearly mine)

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:31 am
by pvr
Don't think you would survive the driving ... 170 mph+ on the German motorways, top down, might be a little too much for the orange ...

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:10 am
by 535dboy
[quote=""pvr""]Don't think you would survive the driving ... 170 mph+ on the German motorways, top down, might be a little too much for the orange ...

[/quote]
Your pictures show corners so you are screwed!
Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:34 am
by X5Sport
Can't make this one as I'll be several thousand miles further East and South.......
Not that the X6 would be able to keep up at 170+ anyway

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 10:07 am
by pvr
That's ok, you could have stayed at the back with the Lotus

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2011 11:02 pm
by andym3
[quote=""X5Sport""] Not that the X6 would be able to keep up at 170+ anyway

[/quote]
170+ not even one of my cars would do that speed!

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:57 am
by pvr
Managed that for about 10 minutes in Germany until other cars were about again (don't overtake with that differential). Got to 172 on the GPS with still a bit more to go if the road had been clearer for longer.
Top down as well ...
Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:08 am
by 535dboy
[quote=""pvr""]Managed that for about 10 minutes in Germany until other cars were about again (don't overtake with that differential). Got to 172 on the GPS with still a bit more to go if the road had been clearer for longer.
Top down as well ...[/quote]
Too much of that and youll end up looking like AW8!
Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:55 pm
by pvr
Just got back, what a trip again and what lovely weather!
Got the M at 172 GPS on the motorway, top down. Great to use the car what it was designed for ...
Lunch stop on the way there (we arrived in different convoys).
Lunch stop on day 1, we were the only ones there. Great hospitality of the owner there, very chatty lady.
All Z drivers or former Z drivers that had changed their cars.
The hotel.
The market place in front of the hotel.

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:24 am
by brewer
Fabulous pictures, great setting and nice bitterballs!

Re: Harz (Germany) meeting 12 - 16th April 2011
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:32 am
by AW8
Thanks for sharing picture of mini scotch egg's
Some lovely cars there -I'd be very happy with the one on far left of picture 6
More importnaly glad all made it there & back safe.